Occurrence of the Elongated Styloid Process on Digital Panoramic Radiographs in the Riyadh Population

Table 1

Characteristics of the study population.

Age and sex distribution in the population
			Frequency	%
Age groups	Less than 20 years		32	10.7
	20–29		102	34
	30–39		70	23.3
	40–49		58	19.3
	Above 50 years		38	12.7
Sex	Female		134	44.7
	Male		166	55.3
Mean age among sexes
		N	Mean age	SD
Sex	Female	134	31.49	11.70
	Male	166	35.47	13.67
Total		300	33.69	12.94
Distribution of elongation of the styloid process
			Frequency	%
Elongated	No		218	72.7
	Yes		82	27.3
Distribution of symptoms between sides
			Frequency	%
Symptoms	No		172	90.7
	Yes		28	9.3
Symptoms right	No		286	95.3
	Yes		14	4.7
Symptoms left	No		282	94
	Yes		18	6

N, number of samples; SD, standard deviation.